Designing for Accessibility: Onyekachi’s Work on Vinsight’s App for the Visually Impaired
In an age where technology increasingly shapes daily life, ensuring inclusivity remains a critical challenge. Last year, product designer Onyekachi Kalu took on this challenge while working with Vinsight, contributing to an innovative app designed to help visually impaired users read with ease. Since its launch, the app has been downloaded over 15,000 times, with more than 8,000 active monthly users, demonstrating its growing impact in the accessibility space.
The Vinsight app is more than a reading tool; it is a comprehensive solution aimed at enhancing literacy and information access for the blind and visually impaired. Kalu’s role as product designer focused on creating an interface that was not only functional but intuitive and user-friendly, recognising that conventional design paradigms often fail to accommodate users with visual disabilities.
By integrating audio-based navigation, tactile feedback cues, and intelligent scanning features, Onyekachi helped craft a user experience that prioritised ease of use and reliability. He collaborated closely with developers and accessibility experts to ensure that the app’s features, from reading PDFs and scanned documents to immersive audiobook support, were accessible, accurate, and responsive.
Beyond the technical design, Kalu emphasised user research and testing. Over 150 visually impaired users participated in testing sessions, providing feedback that informed layout decisions, voice feedback options, and navigation flows. This human-centred approach ensured that the app addressed real-world challenges faced by its target audience, rather than relying solely on assumptions.
Onyekachi’s work with Vinsight highlights a broader trend in tech: accessibility-first design is no longer optional, it’s essential. Apps that fail to consider diverse user needs risk alienating a significant portion of their audience. The Vinsight project demonstrates how applying rigorous design principles, combined with empathy and inclusive research, can produce technology that is genuinely transformative.
Moreover, the app has received over 4,500 user testimonials, with 98% of users rating it as “highly helpful”. These numbers underscore the growing intersection between assistive technology and mainstream product design, showing that thoughtful, inclusive design can deliver measurable impact.
Onyekachi’s contribution to the Vinsight app illustrates the power of design to enable and empower. By focusing on inclusivity, usability, and real user needs, he helped create a product that transforms how visually impaired individuals access written content. With 15,000+ downloads and 8,000 active monthly users, the Vinsight app stands as a model for how technology, guided by thoughtful design, can foster independence, knowledge, and opportunity for all.
